Siw Malmkvist

Personal Info

Birthday

December 31, 1936

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Landskrona, Malmöhus län, Sweden [now Skåne län, Sweden]

Also Known As

Siwan

Siw Malmkvist

Biography

Swedish singer who has been popular in Scandinavia and West Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with "Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht" (English: "Lovesickness Is Not Worthwhile"), and on 18 July 1964 she became the first Swede to have a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, when "Sole Sole Sole", a duet with Italian singer Umberto Marcato, entered the chart, peaking at #58.

Known For

På spåret

Hit med sangen

Julkalendern

Tabitas Tattoo änd cär

So Different

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

Lille Ronny

Stall-Erik and the Snapphans

Filmography

2025
Siw
as Self
2017
Eva - en lyckost
as Self
2010
Året var 1960
as Self (archive footage)
2009
So Different
as Ingrid
2005
50 år med Siwan
as Self
Tour d'Eurovision
as Self
2004
Lille Ronny
as Annika
2000
Peter-No-Tail and the Big Treasure Hunt
as Gammel-Maja
1995
Melodifestivalen 40 år
as Self
1981
Beware of the Jönsson Gang
as Eivor
1979
Trolltider
as Dorabella/Marabella
1962
Deutsche Schlager-Festspiele 1962
as Self
1961
Låten från båten
as Herself
1960
Forelsket i København
as Maj Lindquist